Accepted scientific name:
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai
Synonyms:
Anguria citrullus (L.) Mill. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Anguria citrullus (L.) Mill.
Citrullus amarus Schrad. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Citrullus anguria (Duches.) Hara (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus anguria (Duches.) Hara
Citrullus aquosus Schur (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus aquosus Schur
Citrullus caffer Schrad. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus caffer Schrad.
Citrullus caffrorum Schrad. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus caffrorum Schrad.
Citrullus chodospermus Fal. & Dun. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus chodospermus Fal. & Dun.
Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst.
Citrullus citrullus (L.) Small (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus citrullus (L.) Small
Citrullus colocynthis var. capensis Alef. (synonym)
Citrullus colocynthis var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (synonym)
Citrullus edulis Spach (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus edulis Spach
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf.
Citrullus lanatus f. amarus (Schrad.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus lanatus f. amarus (Schrad.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan. (synonym)
Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa
Citrullus pasteca Sageret (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus pasteca Sageret
Citrullus vulgaris SCHRADER (synonym) 1 literature reference for Citrullus vulgaris SCHRADER
Colocynthis amarissima Schrad. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Colocynthis amarissima Schrad.
Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze (synonym) 1 literature reference for Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
Colocynthis citrullus Fritsch (synonym) 1 literature reference for Colocynthis citrullus Fritsch
Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
Cucumis amarissimus Schrad. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis amarissimus Schrad.
Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser.
Cucumis colocynthis Thunb. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis colocynthis Thunb.
Cucumis dissectus Decne. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis dissectus Decne.
Cucumis edulis Steud. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis edulis Steud.
Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud.
Cucumis vulgaris E. H. L. Krause (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucumis vulgaris E. H. L. Krause
Cucurbita anguria Duchesne (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucurbita anguria Duchesne
Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh.
Cucurbita citrullus L. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucurbita citrullus L.
Cucurbita gigantea Salisb. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucurbita gigantea Salisb.
Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank
Momordica lanata Thunb. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Momordica lanata Thunb.
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Melon d'eau - -
Wassermelone - -
Watermelon - -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Cucurbitales CoL
Family Cucurbitaceae World Plants
Genus Citrullus World Plants
Distribution: Mauritania, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, D.R.Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Socotra, South Africa (Transvaal, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.), Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Mauritius (introduced), Réunion (introduced), Rodrigues (introduced), Madagascar (introduced), Seychelles (introduced), Algeria, C-Sahara, N-Sahara, NC-Sahara, NW-Sahara, W-Sahara, S-Europe (introduced), Costa Rica (introduced), Western Australia (introduced), Northern Territory (introduced), Southern Australia (introduced), Queensland (introduced), New South Wales (introduced), Victoria (introduced), Sri Lanka (introduced), India (introduced), Java (introduced), Galapagos Isl. (introduced), Peru (introduced), Jamaica (introduced), Panama (introduced), Puerto Rico (introduced), Haiti (introduced), Dominican Republic (introduced), Venezuela (introduced), Ecuador (introduced), China (introduced), Japan (introduced), Guyana (introduced), Surinam (introduced), French Guiana (introduced), Nicaragua (introduced), Brazil (introduced) (Mato Grosso (introduced), etc.), Bahamas (introduced), Belize (introduced), Mexico (introduced), Afghanistan (introduced), Pakistan (introduced), Azores (introduced) (Sao Miguel Isl. (introduced), Terceira (introduced)), Madeira (introduced) (Porto Santo Isl. (introduced)), Andamans (introduced) (Little Andaman Isl. (introduced), South Andamans (introduced)), Laos (introduced), Myanmar [Burma] (introduced), Nepal (introduced), Pakistan (introduced), Vietnam (introduced), Philippines (introduced), Bolivia (introduced), Argentina (introduced), Cuba (introduced), Taiwan (introduced), American Samoa (introduced) (Manua Isl. (introduced)), Cook Isl. (introduced) (Rarotonga (introduced)), Gilbert Isl. (introduced), Marshall Isl. (introduced) (Eniwetok (introduced), Kwajalein (introduced), Jaluit (introduced)), Micronesia (introduced) (Ulithi (introduced), Truk (introduced), Tol (introduced)), Nauru (introduced), N-Line Isl. (introduced) (Fanning Isl. (introduced)), Palau Isl. (introduced), Society Isl. (introduced) (Tahiti (introduced), Raiatea (introduced), Tupai (introduced), Tetiaroa Atoll (introduced)), Southern Marianas (introduced) (Rota (introduced), Guam (introduced)), Tuamotu Arch. (introduced) (Takapoto Atoll (introduced)), Western Samoa (introduced) (Savaii (introduced)), Fiji (introduced), Austral Isl. (introduced), Niue (introduced), USA (introduced) (Alabama (introduced), Arkansas (introduced), Arizona (introduced), California (introduced), Connecticut (introduced), Georgia (introduced), Illinois (introduced), Indiana (introduced), Kansas (introduced), Kentucky (introduced), Louisiana (introduced), Massachusetts (introduced), Maryland (introduced), Maine (introduced), Michigan (introduced), Missouri (introduced), Mississippi (introduced), North Carolina (introduced), New Jersey (introduced), New Mexico (introduced), New York (introduced), Ohio (introduced), Pennsylvania (introduced), Rhode Island (introduced), South Carolina (introduced), Tennessee (introduced), Texas (introduced), Utah (introduced), Virginia (introduced), Vermont (introduced), Wisconsin (introduced), West Virginia (introduced)), U.S. Virgin Isl. (introduced)
Lifezones: -
Additional data: many culture forms and varieties not listed
Source database: World Plants, Mar 2014   100%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu//
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:156534c1-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401